Hone
verb
To sharpen or improve something, usually a skill.
She honed her debating skills in high school.
Often appears as...
- hone skills
- hone talents
verb
To make an object sharp.
The blacksmith honed the sword to a razor sharp edge.
Often appears as...
- hone blade
- hone knife
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To sharpen or improve something, usually a skill.
She honed her debating skills in high school.
Often appears as...
- hone skills
- hone talents
verb
To make an object sharp.
The blacksmith honed the sword to a razor sharp edge.
Often appears as...
- hone blade
- hone knife
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Skill Enhancement
Used when describing the improvement or fine-tuning of personal abilities.
Over the summer, I honed my piano playing.
Pro Tip 2/3Continuous Process
Suggests ongoing improvement, not a one-time event.
He spent years honing his craft as a chef.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to talk about non-physical skills.
She honed her strategies for the marketing campaign.
Pro Tip 1/3Skill Enhancement
Used when describing the improvement or fine-tuning of personal abilities.
Over the summer, I honed my piano playing.
Pro Tip 2/3Continuous Process
Suggests ongoing improvement, not a one-time event.
He spent years honing his craft as a chef.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to talk about non-physical skills.
She honed her strategies for the marketing campaign.
Pro Tip 1/3Skill Enhancement
Used when describing the improvement or fine-tuning of personal abilities.
Over the summer, I honed my piano playing.
Pro Tip 2/3Continuous Process
Suggests ongoing improvement, not a one-time event.
He spent years honing his craft as a chef.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Often used metaphorically to talk about non-physical skills.
She honed her strategies for the marketing campaign.
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The astounding athletic...
is to hone skills and develop capabilities. Others think that it has more of a social role, that it's used to bind the group. Similarly, we use the analogy of sports and athleticism to create new algorithms for machines to push them to their limits. What impact will the speed of machines have on our way of life?
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A Crash Course in...
world after honing his culinary skills in the remote jungle cooking for oil drillers he returned to his home in Georgetown to open the backyard cafe a hot spot that celebrates his country's exciting one-of-a-kind dishes when you think about how small the reputation of goin these cuisine is on the culinary
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Celeste Headlee: 10 ways...
might be the single most overlooked skill we fail to teach. Kids spend hours each day engaging with ideas and each other through screens, but rarely do they have an opportunity to hone their interpersonal communications skills. It might sound like a funny question, but we have to ask
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How language shapes the...
things that we can hone and change to suit our needs. The tragic thing is that we're losing so much of this linguistic diversity all the time. We're losing about one language a week, and by some estimates, half of the world's languages will be gone in the next hundred years.
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Lions: Cute Cubs to Apex...
slowly just to see what it is Lions sense of smell is good but their sharp eyes and hearing help them to hone in on prey it's interesting because they approaching it from behind because they know the scary bits in the front where the ears off because when they when they
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Why do some people go...
the activity of these cells to encourage follicles to start producing hair again. And in the meantime, while scientists hone their hair-reviving methods, anyone going bald, or considering baldness, can remember that they're in great company.
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How the worst moments in...
and had spent many years in solitary confinement, told me she was grateful to her jailers for the time she had had to think, for the wisdom she had gained, for the chance to hone her meditation skills. She had sought meaning
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Born to sing PIPE Taylor...
place for me to go I planted my seed and over time my voice blossomed as my life's purpose rooted I was recognized and success came as my honed my skills I
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10 TOP Natural History...
every test they face hones skills they'll need later in life but one challenge stops them in their tracks a giant petrol
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The Fluffiest Chicks Of...
their entire lives honing their dance takes time which isn't helped by being interrupted
Video examples
The astounding athletic...
is to hone skills and develop capabilities. Others think that it has more of a social role, that it's used to bind the group. Similarly, we use the analogy of sports and athleticism to create new algorithms for machines to push them to their limits. What impact will the speed of machines have on our way of life?
Video examples
A Crash Course in...
world after honing his culinary skills in the remote jungle cooking for oil drillers he returned to his home in Georgetown to open the backyard cafe a hot spot that celebrates his country's exciting one-of-a-kind dishes when you think about how small the reputation of goin these cuisine is on the culinary
Video examples
Celeste Headlee: 10 ways...
might be the single most overlooked skill we fail to teach. Kids spend hours each day engaging with ideas and each other through screens, but rarely do they have an opportunity to hone their interpersonal communications skills. It might sound like a funny question, but we have to ask
Video examples
How language shapes the...
things that we can hone and change to suit our needs. The tragic thing is that we're losing so much of this linguistic diversity all the time. We're losing about one language a week, and by some estimates, half of the world's languages will be gone in the next hundred years.
Video examples
Lions: Cute Cubs to Apex...
slowly just to see what it is Lions sense of smell is good but their sharp eyes and hearing help them to hone in on prey it's interesting because they approaching it from behind because they know the scary bits in the front where the ears off because when they when they
Video examples
Why do some people go...
the activity of these cells to encourage follicles to start producing hair again. And in the meantime, while scientists hone their hair-reviving methods, anyone going bald, or considering baldness, can remember that they're in great company.
Video examples
How the worst moments in...
and had spent many years in solitary confinement, told me she was grateful to her jailers for the time she had had to think, for the wisdom she had gained, for the chance to hone her meditation skills. She had sought meaning
Video examples
Born to sing PIPE Taylor...
place for me to go I planted my seed and over time my voice blossomed as my life's purpose rooted I was recognized and success came as my honed my skills I
Video examples
10 TOP Natural History...
every test they face hones skills they'll need later in life but one challenge stops them in their tracks a giant petrol
Video examples
The Fluffiest Chicks Of...
their entire lives honing their dance takes time which isn't helped by being interrupted
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Ricky Skaggs
American Musician
I mean, I could tell that I really had... a precious gift. And I'm so glad that I have followed through with it and really used that gift and nurtured it, honed it, made it sharp and tried to use it as a tool now to make music and to make a living for my family.
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Ron Carlson
American Novelist
Writing a book is very personal. It's a very personal relationship. A book will start with something as simple as two men talking about work. That gets the fire going. Sustaining that fire is the hard work. It takes attention and empathy to hone the characters.
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Joe Morton
American Actor
If you can keep a character fresh and alive for, let's say, six months, working eight nights a week, then you can do anything. You have honed your technique and your skills to such a degree by that point that you are ready to take on all kinds of challenges.
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Jay Ellis
American Actor
I run the material, always with two people, sometimes three. We all see things so differently, so to get a couple of people's perspectives on what I'm doing and the material itself is insanely helpful for honing in on what to take into the audition room.
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Jim Rash
American Actor
I feel like my experience on 'Community' was that I saw just how important that first year is for a series. That is where you work all the pieces out, and that means honing the characters' voices, setting that tone, finding your angle.
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Gurinder Chadha
English Director
Writing film scripts is the hardest thing in the world. A script has to go to five or six drafts, and you need the feedback of other people and to keep coming back with a fresh eye, honing it down.
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Katrina Adams
American Athlete
In college, you become truly independent; your discipline is honed. It has to be there for your studies. It helped make me who I am, and it increased my determination to be the best I could be.
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Olivia d'Abo
English Actress
I think one's history and past is important at a certain time in your life, especially as an artist, just to try to hone in on that.
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Herb Ritts
American Photographer
For me, the most important thing I learned was just honing my eye. I think I had a good eye.
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Hansika Motwani
Indian Actress
My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.
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Ricky Skaggs
American Musician
I mean, I could tell that I really had... a precious gift. And I'm so glad that I have followed through with it and really used that gift and nurtured it, honed it, made it sharp and tried to use it as a tool now to make music and to make a living for my family.
Quote examples
Ron Carlson
American Novelist
Writing a book is very personal. It's a very personal relationship. A book will start with something as simple as two men talking about work. That gets the fire going. Sustaining that fire is the hard work. It takes attention and empathy to hone the characters.
Quote examples
Joe Morton
American Actor
If you can keep a character fresh and alive for, let's say, six months, working eight nights a week, then you can do anything. You have honed your technique and your skills to such a degree by that point that you are ready to take on all kinds of challenges.
Quote examples
Jay Ellis
American Actor
I run the material, always with two people, sometimes three. We all see things so differently, so to get a couple of people's perspectives on what I'm doing and the material itself is insanely helpful for honing in on what to take into the audition room.
Quote examples
Jim Rash
American Actor
I feel like my experience on 'Community' was that I saw just how important that first year is for a series. That is where you work all the pieces out, and that means honing the characters' voices, setting that tone, finding your angle.
Quote examples
Gurinder Chadha
English Director
Writing film scripts is the hardest thing in the world. A script has to go to five or six drafts, and you need the feedback of other people and to keep coming back with a fresh eye, honing it down.
Quote examples
Katrina Adams
American Athlete
In college, you become truly independent; your discipline is honed. It has to be there for your studies. It helped make me who I am, and it increased my determination to be the best I could be.
Quote examples
Olivia d'Abo
English Actress
I think one's history and past is important at a certain time in your life, especially as an artist, just to try to hone in on that.
Quote examples
Herb Ritts
American Photographer
For me, the most important thing I learned was just honing my eye. I think I had a good eye.
Quote examples
Hansika Motwani
Indian Actress
My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.
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